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Re:To fix L.A.'s traffic, we need tolls by ju-st on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @04:44PM (#13815260)
Yes, tolls make only sense when there is an alternative to driving. When people have no other choice than to drive nothing will change with tolls. Tolls are basically an artificial added cost to driving. However ideally the public transport system should be designed in such a superior way that people would switch without artificial punishment for driving.
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Re:To fix L.A.'s traffic, we need tolls by photojosh on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @05:05PM (#13815476)
If that's so, then fares on public transport are basically an "artificial added cost".

Roads are enormously expensive both for construction and maintenance, and in most places AFAIK fuel taxes and vehicle registrations do not cover that cost, so they are being subsidised by the general taxpayer.

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Re:To fix L.A.'s traffic, we need tolls by ju-st on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @05:28PM (#13815713)
I didn't meant the actual cost (as in Dollars) for the infrastructure but the associated disincentive. Collecting toll would certainly increase tax justice by relieving the general taxpayer. But that wouldn't solve the traffic problem because people will still need to travel somehow.
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